COVID-19 Vaccinations in Pregnancy in Scotland

As part of the COPS study, PHS is regularly linking together a wide range of health records to identify women who are, or recently have been, pregnant. The specific records used include: - Records of booking for antenatal care - GP records relating to miscarriage - Hospital discharge records relating to miscarriage or delivery of a live or stillborn baby - Statutory termination of pregnancy notification records - Statutory live or stillbirth registration records - NHS live birth notification records.

Using these records, we have identified all women in Scotland who were pregnant on 1 March 2020 (the start of the COVID-19 pandemic), and all women who have subsequently become pregnant. The study database is refreshed every month with new pregnancies added to the database, and previous records of ongoing pregnancies updated as required, for example if a woman has recently delivered her baby. Further details on the COPS study are available on the Usher Institute webpage and PHS github page.